Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

CBOT Holiday Trading Schedule For Wed. Nov. 21, Thurs. Nov. 22 And Fri. Nov. 23.

Date 06/11/2001

Per Regulation 312.01 and established Exchange policy, the trading schedule in connection with the Thanksgiving Day holiday will be as follows:

Wednesday, Nov. 21

Open outcry: Agricultural & Financial* contracts close at 12:00 noon. Stock Index contracts close at 3:15 p.m.

Electronic a/c/e trading: Financial & Metals contracts close at 12:30 p.m. All other a/c/e trading closes at normal times.

Overnight a/c/e closed.

Thursday, Nov. 22

All daytime trading closed. Overnight a/c/e trading closed for mini-sized N.Y. Gold & Silver futures. Electronic a/c/e trading re-opens at normal evening times for all other contracts.

Friday, Nov. 23

Open outcry: Agricultural & Financial contracts close at 12:00 noon. Stock Index contracts close at 12:15 p.m.

Electronic a/c/e trading: Mini-sized N.Y. Gold & Silver futures closed. Agricultural contracts close at normal time (6:00 a.m.). Stock Index contracts close at 12:15 p.m. Financial, Kilo Gold & 1,000-oz. Silver contracts close at 12:30 p.m.

* Financial contracts are Treasury Bond, Treasury Note, Municipal Bond Index, Agency Note and Mortgage futures and options, 30-Day Fed Fund and Interest Rate Swap futures.